Vágar Airport
Vágar, Faroe Islands

Vágar Airport
The Faroe Islands' sole international gateway, perched beside the Atlantic.
- ›Vágar Airport was originally built during World War II by British forces occupying the Faroe Islands.
- ›The airport's single runway is approximately 1,799 meters long, limiting the size of aircraft that can operate there.
- ›Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, is headquartered at Vágar Airport.
- ›The Vágar Tunnel, opened in 2002, greatly improved road access from the airport to the rest of the islands.
- ›Passenger numbers have grown significantly with the rise of tourism to the Faroe Islands, surpassing 400,000 annually in recent years.
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Vágar Airport is the only airport in the Faroe Islands, and is located 1 NM east of the village of Sørvágur, on the island of Vágar and 46 km west of the capital Tórshavn. It is the main operating base for Faroese flag carrier Atlantic Airways.
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